Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe passed away on Friday, hours after being shot while addressing an election rally in the city of Nara, according to state media. Abe sustained two wounds, believed to be bullet injuries, but medics could not find bullets during surgery, the doctor said. Abe, 67, immediately collapsed after being shot and was seen bleeding before he was taken to hospital. The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya, a resident of Nara city, has been arrested. Stay with TOI for all updates:
